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SIMPSON FAMILY MORTUARY LICENSE REVOKED - Lasentinel
Saturday, June 10, 2017The State of California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has revoked troubled Simpson Family Mortuary in Inglewood after 35 years of funeral and cremation service, effective May 2015.The discovery which can be found on the state Department of Consumer Affairs website has not deterred Simpson Family Mortuary from continuing business as the company is referring potential customers to its Long Beach location through radio advertisements.Simpson Mortuary also is licensed in Los Angeles and San Bernardino.The mortuary, under the direction of Curtis Simpson Sr., Derrick Sherrod King and Sonya Latrese Simpson has been levied with numerous complaints from the State Attorney General and most recently in 2013 when the mortuary conducted a service with the wrong remains in the casket.In that case, Simpson Family Mortuary was cited with misrepresentation or fraud, gross negligence, gross incompetence or unprofessional conduct. Calls to Simpson Family Mortuary are forwarded to its Long Beach location.A woman answered the phone and explained that the Inglewood location was under renovation and will be...
Monday, March 27, 2017The choice was easy for John Kirk, president of White & Day, which today runs four mortuaries in Torrance, Redondo Beach, Gardena and Inglewood.“We’ve put our prices online for a very long time, since the beginning,” he said. “We just figured there’s no reason to frustrate people who are looking for information.”That may seem like a no-brainer, but nationwide, many — if not most — funeral homes refuse to disclose prices on their websites.A report last week from the Consumer Federation of America and the Funeral Consumers Alliance criticized “the industry’s intractable stance on price transparency,” adding, “it is past time for funeral homes to join the 21st century and post their prices on their websites as nearly every other retail service sector does voluntarily.”The two nonprofit groups called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is set to revise its funeral rules next year, to require online cost posting.“Funerals are not elective activities — everybody dies,” the groups noted in a 2016 petition to the FTC. “Between now and 2019, consumers will likely spend at least $50 billion on funeral services.”A consumer winIn 1984, under President Ronald Reagan, the FTC issued new rules after investigations found many of the nation’s 22,000 funeral homes were gouging customers, adding hidde...
Sunday, February 12, 2017Bro. Lloyd Jefferson, grandfather of Rona Johnson, made his transition to be with the Lord on last Wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017, 2:00pm at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Pastor Sam will be officiating. Mother Agnes Johnson, grandmother of Micheal Arnold and great grandmother of Tae'lor Arnold made her transition to be with the Lord on last Thursday. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 10:00am at St. Paul Methodist Church 1355 21st Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411. The viewing will be on Monday January 16, 2017 at Mt.View Mortuary on Highland and Waterman. Let us lift both of these families in prayer. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve...
Monday, January 23, 2017An Inglewood mortuary admitted Monday it made a mistake and put a woman in the wrong casket.A spokesman made the admission several days after Evans Davidson, 73, complained that the woman in the casket at the viewing wasn’t his wife."I was pretty certain it wasn’t my wife – unless she did some awful changing," he said.Officials at Simpson’s Mortuary claimed it was Darlene Davidson, his wife of 51 years, but she looked different because she was embalmed."It wasn’t my wife and I knew it," Davidson said.A few days after the funeral, he received a call from the mortuary. An employee told him he might have been right after all because another family was now claiming a “body switch,” and his wife’s body was still at the mortuary."I didn’t know what to think," he said. "Why am I going to ID a body when my wife’s supposed to be buried already?"Davidson said workers at the mortuary told him they had a lady "jumping up and down saying this is not her mother."Dr. Reginald Black, a spokesman for Simp...
Monday, September 19, 2016Meggie Larter. “We’ve been selling out of his CDs left and right.”Gabriel, 66, died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica. He had been in Southern California after performing in Inglewood on Friday at the Forum.South Gate resident Ulises Monasalvo was there for the singer’s final performance.“It was a great show. He was amazing,” Monasalvo said as he stood along Hollywood Boulevard. “I grew up listening to him because of my mom.”Gabriel’s cause of death has not yet been officially determined, according to John Kades of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Kades said because of Gabriel’s medical history, no autopsy would be required.Soon after word got out Monday that the music icon’s body had been taken to Malinow and Silverman Mortuary in Westchester, dozens of fans descended on the sidewalk to pay their respects.One fan hired a mariachi band to perform. The group fittingly started with Gabriel’s hit “Amor Eterno,” a classic often played at funerals, especially those of mothers. A sea of fans huddled around the group, joining in song and dance.• RELATED VIDEO: Juan Gabriel fans sing his songs at mortuary in WestchesterPablo Reyes said he drove over from Maywood with his family so they could pay their respects.Advertisement“I was a kid when I started listening to him in the 1980s, and when I was going through hard times, his dancing music raised my spirits,” Reyes said, overcome with emotion. “He was like an Elvis Presley for us. Ballads, dancing music — he had everything.”Maty Moulton of Pico Rivera likened Gabriel to “the Mexican Liberace.”“That was my mom’s idol,” she said. “She passed away June 7, and I know that she would have loved to have been here, so I’m here in her honor.”Moulton’s daughter, Mary Navarro, said Gabriel’s music has been a way of connecting with older generations of her family.“I grew up listening, dancing and cleaning my home to their music,” said Navarro, who drove out from West Covina. “Even though I was born and raised here, I have my traditions from my family, which I passed on to my children.”Known for his powerful ballads, including “Hasta Que Te Conocí” (Until I Met You) and “Querida” (Dear), Gabriel was beloved across the world.“For over 40 years, Juan ...
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SIMPSON FAMILY MORTUARY LICENSE REVOKED - Lasentinel
Saturday, June 10, 2017The State of California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has revoked troubled Simpson Family Mortuary in Inglewood after 35 years of funeral and cremation service, effective May 2015.The discovery which can be found on the state Department of Consumer Affairs website has not deterred Simpson Family Mortuary from continuing business as the company is referring potential customers to its Long Beach location through radio advertisements.Simpson Mortuary also is licensed in Los Angeles and San Bernardino.The mortuary, under the direction of Curtis Simpson Sr., Derrick Sherrod King and Sonya Latrese Simpson has been levied with numerous complaints from the State Attorney General and most recently in 2013 when the mortuary conducted a service with the wrong remains in the casket.In that case, Simpson Family Mortuary was cited with misrepresentation or fraud, gross negligence, gross incompetence or unprofessional conduct. Calls to Simpson Family Mortuary are forwarded to its Long Beach location.A woman answered the phone and explained that the Inglewood location was under renovation and will be...
Monday, March 27, 2017The choice was easy for John Kirk, president of White & Day, which today runs four mortuaries in Torrance, Redondo Beach, Gardena and Inglewood.“We’ve put our prices online for a very long time, since the beginning,” he said. “We just figured there’s no reason to frustrate people who are looking for information.”That may seem like a no-brainer, but nationwide, many — if not most — funeral homes refuse to disclose prices on their websites.A report last week from the Consumer Federation of America and the Funeral Consumers Alliance criticized “the industry’s intractable stance on price transparency,” adding, “it is past time for funeral homes to join the 21st century and post their prices on their websites as nearly every other retail service sector does voluntarily.”The two nonprofit groups called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is set to revise its funeral rules next year, to require online cost posting.“Funerals are not elective activities — everybody dies,” the groups noted in a 2016 petition to the FTC. “Between now and 2019, consumers will likely spend at least $50 billion on funeral services.”A consumer winIn 1984, under President Ronald Reagan, the FTC issued new rules after investigations found many of the nation’s 22,000 funeral homes were gouging customers, adding hidde...
Sunday, February 12, 2017Bro. Lloyd Jefferson, grandfather of Rona Johnson, made his transition to be with the Lord on last Wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017, 2:00pm at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Pastor Sam will be officiating. Mother Agnes Johnson, grandmother of Micheal Arnold and great grandmother of Tae'lor Arnold made her transition to be with the Lord on last Thursday. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 10:00am at St. Paul Methodist Church 1355 21st Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411. The viewing will be on Monday January 16, 2017 at Mt.View Mortuary on Highland and Waterman. Let us lift both of these families in prayer. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve...
Monday, January 23, 2017An Inglewood mortuary admitted Monday it made a mistake and put a woman in the wrong casket.A spokesman made the admission several days after Evans Davidson, 73, complained that the woman in the casket at the viewing wasn’t his wife."I was pretty certain it wasn’t my wife – unless she did some awful changing," he said.Officials at Simpson’s Mortuary claimed it was Darlene Davidson, his wife of 51 years, but she looked different because she was embalmed."It wasn’t my wife and I knew it," Davidson said.A few days after the funeral, he received a call from the mortuary. An employee told him he might have been right after all because another family was now claiming a “body switch,” and his wife’s body was still at the mortuary."I didn’t know what to think," he said. "Why am I going to ID a body when my wife’s supposed to be buried already?"Davidson said workers at the mortuary told him they had a lady "jumping up and down saying this is not her mother."Dr. Reginald Black, a spokesman for Simp...
Monday, September 19, 2016Meggie Larter. “We’ve been selling out of his CDs left and right.”Gabriel, 66, died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica. He had been in Southern California after performing in Inglewood on Friday at the Forum.South Gate resident Ulises Monasalvo was there for the singer’s final performance.“It was a great show. He was amazing,” Monasalvo said as he stood along Hollywood Boulevard. “I grew up listening to him because of my mom.”Gabriel’s cause of death has not yet been officially determined, according to John Kades of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Kades said because of Gabriel’s medical history, no autopsy would be required.Soon after word got out Monday that the music icon’s body had been taken to Malinow and Silverman Mortuary in Westchester, dozens of fans descended on the sidewalk to pay their respects.One fan hired a mariachi band to perform. The group fittingly started with Gabriel’s hit “Amor Eterno,” a classic often played at funerals, especially those of mothers. A sea of fans huddled around the group, joining in song and dance.• RELATED VIDEO: Juan Gabriel fans sing his songs at mortuary in WestchesterPablo Reyes said he drove over from Maywood with his family so they could pay their respects.Advertisement“I was a kid when I started listening to him in the 1980s, and when I was going through hard times, his dancing music raised my spirits,” Reyes said, overcome with emotion. “He was like an Elvis Presley for us. Ballads, dancing music — he had everything.”Maty Moulton of Pico Rivera likened Gabriel to “the Mexican Liberace.”“That was my mom’s idol,” she said. “She passed away June 7, and I know that she would have loved to have been here, so I’m here in her honor.”Moulton’s daughter, Mary Navarro, said Gabriel’s music has been a way of connecting with older generations of her family.“I grew up listening, dancing and cleaning my home to their music,” said Navarro, who drove out from West Covina. “Even though I was born and raised here, I have my traditions from my family, which I passed on to my children.”Known for his powerful ballads, including “Hasta Que Te Conocí” (Until I Met You) and “Querida” (Dear), Gabriel was beloved across the world.“For over 40 years, Juan ...
